Learn to recognize when you're responding defensively to a statement made by those around you.

-There wrong about me, they're the problem

- I'm fine i don't bed to listen to that

- etc...

Think about it for a few days, once you're over the initial emotional reaction. Be critical of your own response and contemplate the motivation for the statement

- is it out of care for you or manipulation

- Is it honest or malicious? 

- Are they expressing a need?

That's when you have the greatest opportunity to grow as a person and build deeper relationships. It's also when you have an opportunity to break your mindset and get out of malicious ones.

Never borrow money from a man whose first name is "The" and never gamble with a man whose first name is a city.

Be athletic, assertive, and able to master at least one form of swordsmanship. Only then can you take down the one who killed your father.

My life might be different than yours. But several kung fu movies are about that so I’m not sure if it’s universal or just me.

Being a Jack of all trades may mean being a master of none, but it's still better than to be a master of one.

Could you expand on your second rule? What do you mean by "never tell the whole truth"?

Care about yourself first and then care about others after.

Esp true if the oxygen mask falls down on a flight.

Your own feelings matter too.

give up

Mind your business

Treat others how you want to be treated. The single universal golden rule.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

Pay attention even when it hurts to do so. Especially when it hurts to do so.

Never trust a fart.

Question: Is being a good listener about not speaking or about making sure the other person feels heard and understood no matter how that might present itself for that individual?

When you think about who you want to be be as vague as possible. Too specific and you might pigeon-hole yourself. It will be much easier to adjust bad surface level habits and ideas when they haven’t cemented themselves as core to your sense of being.

Chase the “why” more than the “what” and you’ll be able to be more versatile. You might find yourself to be kinder, stronger, more supportive, and be able to really trust in who you are at your core.

If unsure, asl yourself this: What is this an opportunity for?

The toilet paper should make a beard, not a mullet.